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Committee work continued to be the focus in the Kansas House this past week. The first bills are making their way to start discussion and voting on the floor next
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While the city of Atchison, Kan., was included in the famous “Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad,” construction for the railroad began Oct. 30, 1868, at Topeka. For more than
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The photo of the Rogers family, which appears below this space, is representative of the stories you will find in this week’s edition of the I-R. Son Hayden, a student
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The second week of the 2020 legislative session was focused on getting work moving in our committees. For the tax committee, I am getting many requests for exemptions, credits and
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Fully 600,000 head of Texas cattle were driven up the long trail to Kansas in 1871. The season had been a rainy one. Early good grazing turned to washed-out grass
Read moreThe pre-show dinner at this year’s Golden Globes may have featured a “plant-based feast,” but it came with a side of red meat for those who believe the people who
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The first week of the Kansas legislature held a lot of activity. It doesn’t seem like we have been away very long! My time between sessions included work with the
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The Dallas Herald posted a story Jan. 13, 1872, under the caption, “THE HILL COUNTY MURDERS.” Three “cattle drivers” were killed the previous September near Hillsboro, Texas, on their return
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